(September 30, 2009) One of the largest freshwater fish in the world, the Chinese Paddlefish, is on the verge of extinction.

A three year search for the fish in the Yangtze river has failed to see or catch a single individual, which means that a specimen has not been see alive for at least six years.

There is a chance that some were not pick up in the survey, but experts predict the future of the Chinese Paddlefish is bleak.

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